Wild Rift 2.5 Patch Notes: New Champions and Skins

Wild Rift Patch 2.5 adds Veigar, Caitlyn, and Jayce, a second Rift Herald, a new Guild system, and a Hexplorer Tristana battle pass skin.

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October 14, 2021, 11:50 AM2 min read

In brief

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Wild Rift Patch 2.5 adds 3 new champions, Veigar, Caitlyn, and Jayce, along with jungle changes and a new Guild system.
Riot is adding a second Rift Herald in Patch 2.5 and delaying Baron's initial spawn time to encourage more team fights.
Wild Rift's new battle pass this month includes a free Hexplorer Tristana skin, and the Way of the Dragonmancer event celebrates Arcane, premiering November 6 on Netflix and Tencent Video.

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Wild Rift 2.5 Patch Notes

It's been almost a year since League of Legends: Wild Rift's regional open beta first launched, and a lot has changed since then. Wild Rift has given fans plenty of battle passes, events, skins, championships, and more to enjoy throughout the year. And now the developers have announced what's coming next for players with the Wild Rift 2.5 Patch Notes.

The Wild Rift 2.5 patch brings a lot of new things to the game, including 3 champions, jungle changes, an entirely new Guild system, and more.

Here's what you need to know about the Wild Rift Patch 2.5:

New Champions

Veigar

Wild Rift 2.5 Veigar

Caitlyn

Wild Rift 2.5 Caitlyn

Jayce

Wild Rift 2.5 Jayce

Gameplay

Riot Games will bring a second Rift Herald to Wild Rift in Patch 2.5 to draw more attention to the Baron side of the map. According to game director Alan Moore, the developers want to achieve a goal like "getting ahead of Baron, encouraging more team fights that aren't focused on Dragon, and increasing a player's individual carry power since the Herald can be taken solo."
Rift Herald will deal and take more damage when charging into turrets. With these changes, Baron's initial spawn time will be delayed, but its respawn time will not change.

Battle Pass

A new battle pass arrives this month with Patch 2.5, offering a free Hexplorer Tristana skin and more rewards. Riot is also changing how rewards are displayed to better clarify the differences between the base and premium pass.

Wild Rift Hexplorer Tristana

Matchmaking System

The Wild Rift 2.5 patch will improve the matchmaking system and base it on player performance instead of rank alone. This change aims to make matches fairer overall.
Players will now sometimes see a wider rank gap in their games. When this happens, a new icon will appear on the loading screen card of lower-ranked players to indicate they're playing at a skill level above their rank.

New Events and Skins

Later this month, the Way of the Dragonmancer event will arrive with new themed skins added. It will hold an event to celebrate Riot's animated series Arcane, which will premiere worldwide on Netflix and Tencent Video on November 6.